On The Ball written by Gemma Gifford.

Full-time: Orient 2 City 1

90+3: Drury fouled by Pires - City free-kick about 25-yards out. Chris Martin takes but it's blocked. Russell curls it back in but in a mass of bodies Jones collects. 

90+2: Russell booked for foul on far side.

90+1: Anthony McNamee's cross beats Jones but not the woodwork and is cleared away.

90th: Four minutes of additional time have been added.

88th: Corner won by Doherty. McNamee takes from left but it's an easy collect by Jones.

85th: Ryan Jarvis replaced by Loick Pires for Orient.

83rd: Drury booked after bringing down Adam Chambers.

81st: Hughes forces Jones into a good save. Doherty setting up the Scot.

78th: Elliott replaced by McDonald. Stephen Hughes on for Oli Johnson. Gary Doherty pushed up front.

77th: Thornton shoots on the turn and forces Forster into another good save.

76th: Charlie Daniels allowed to run into the Canaries' box but a good save by Forster.

74th: 7,520 here tonight -  3,038 of those Canary fans.

71st: Elliott with a shot well-wide of Jamie Jones' far post

70th: McNamee and Drury attack down the left but it's broken down.

68th: Simon Lappin replaced by Anthony McNamee.

67th: Charlie Daniels wins a corner off R. Martin. Corner comes in from left which Forster punches clear.

65th: Lichaj booked for time-wasting, was taking far too long for the referee's liking to take a throw-in on far right.

63rd: Chris Martin booked possibly for not retreating quick enough from a free-kick.

61st: Drury with free-kick from half-way, but the O's clear their lines.

59th: Jones palms away a Lappin corner after good work on the right from Chris Martin wins City the corner.

58th: Both Johnson and Eliott trying to get hold of the ball on the edge of the O's box - nothing quite coming off for the Canaries at the moment.

56th: Orient win a corner, Nelson blocking a Spicer shot after the homeside broke down the left.

54th: Jimmy Smith booked after clipping Oli Johnson - the young Canary striker robbing him of possession and as he broke free Smith brought him down.

52nd: McGleish with an attempt but wide of Forster's post.

50th: Leeds have just retaken the lead at Carlisle.

Lappin wins the ball on the left and finds Russell but the midfielder's ball is a poor one into the box and it goes out for a goal-kick. 

47th: Lappin with a great cross from the left looking for Chris Martin but it's just too strong for the striker. Good move.

The Canaries kick-off the second half here at the Matchroom Stadium. No changes for either side at the break.

'Hmm, must do better 2nd half, that sounded nowhere near good enough, and with Millwall and Leeds dropping points in games that on paper are tougher than ours, we have a real chance to all but seal it tonight!' - IMT 

Half-time: Orient 2 City 1

45+1: Martin clipped, another free-kick this time taken by Darel Russell. His ball looks for Doherty at far post but the defender heads over.

45th: City free-kick which Lappin delivers into the box it's headed down but Orient clear. Two minutes additional time.

44th: Ryan Jarvis with shot from edge of area.

42nd: Stephen Elliott goes down in the box but referee Graham Scott carries on with play.

40th: Doherty with important interception as ball put across the Norwich goal, concedes a corner. It's initially cleared but ball comes back down the right and Russell adjudged to have fouled on edge of box. Charlie Daniels pus his delivery straight at Forster.

36th: Chris Martin wins a corner. Ball comes in from Lappin and Orient clear. Johnson tried to gather but couldn't quite dig it out.

'Easy to say with us being 2-1 down but has Lambert taken to big a gamble playing 3 up front away from home given our recent form?' - hadeeze

33rd: Darel Russell with long-range drive but it curls well-wide of the goal.

30th: Oli Johnson booked, looks like for dissent. 

29th: Orient retake the lead. Charlie Daniels with free-kick midway in City's half,the ball comes in and Thornton heads home.

28th; Update from other games - Leeds are 1-0 up at Carlile and Millwall 1-0 down at Yeovil.

26th: Drury with throw-in to Chris Martin who tries a lobbed effort which hit the foot of the post with Jones beaten.

23rd: Doherty finds Chris Martin who touches on for Elliott in the Orient box, but the striker can't quite gather - good move.

22nd: Thornton with effort just outside City's box but it's well-wide of Forster's post.

'Sounded a corker!' - hadeeze

19th: Great goal by Korey Smith from about 22-yards out. Elliott layed the ball off for the midfielder to place his shot past Jones.

16th: Great run down the left for Orient by the left-back and a great ball into the box but Forster makes an important catch.

15th: Russell long-range effort well blocked and Nelson looks to follow up but his pass is too strong and goes out for goal-kick.

14th: Orient break but Forster gathers and the Canaries break - Johnson and Elliott combining in Orient box but the on-loan striker's shot is blocked.

13th: Ball forward to Chris Martin who manages to flick on to Elliott but the defender just manages to  muscle the ball away.

7th: A bright start by Orient but City in possession far right.

'*cough cough* i mean 4-1' - ankles50

3rd: Orient take the lead. A lofted ball into the box by McGleish is controlled on his chest by Sean Thornton and he takes it beyond Forster and taps it into the net.

2nd: City in possession, ball comes in from the left looking for Elliott but it's just over his head and drifts out wide.

'Attacking formation, 4-0 win, easy peasy' - ankles50

Orient kick-off the game - come on City!

The teams have come out and City are in their away strip of all-white.

Team News:

Three changes to Saturday's line-up against MK Dons - Stephen Elliott and Oli Johnson start and Fraser Forster returns to goal after his two-game suspension.

Declan Rudd and Anthony McNamee drop to the bench. Skipper Grant Holt has travelled with the team and will watch from the stands after his booking on Saturday resulted in a two-game suspension.

Wes Hoolahan would seem not to have recovered from a thigh injury that has seen him miss the previous two matches.

Former Canaries Ryan Jarvis and Jimmy Smith are in the O's starting line-up.

We're literally up in the gods here at the Matchroom Stadium. The press box is situated high in the West Stand, opposite the oldest part of the ground on Brisbane Road where the Norwich fans are.

The 3,000 Canary fans fill the stand and inflatable balls, bananas and a mobile phone are bobbing about over there!

In each corner of the ground are new flats and there looks like there is a keen slope running from left to right. But it's a lovely sunny evening for a football game, so come on you Yellows!

CITY: Forster, Drury, Nelson, R. Martin, Elliott (McDonald 78), Doherty (c), C. Martin, Lappin (McNamee 68), Russell, Smith, Johnson (Hughes 78). Subs not used: Gill, Rudd, Spillane, Rose.

ORIENT: Jones, Chorley, Mkandawire (c), Chambers, McGleish, Thornton, Daniels, Jarvis (Pires 85), Spicer, Smith, Lichaj. Subs not used: Morris (GK), Purches, Ashworth, Demetriou, Baker, Patulea.

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